47: Why should we help you? Are you cheap?

While she was pondering, Yan Meiyu spoke again, her tone now carrying a hint of reproach: "Xiao Qian might really be injured, what makes you so sure he's lying?"

"Because that guy is completely unreliable!" Bai Zhan roared, "Injured? I think it's an excuse! He's just avoiding responsibility! He knows we found out about that night, so now he's just hiding and doesn't dare to show his face!"

Bai Zhan hadn't actually seen Lei Qian with his own eyes; he had only seen Lu Yu's figure from a distance. He hadn't even rushed into the house where Lei Qian was staying to question him before Lu Yu chased him out.

The other party had only said, "Seriously injured," in a flat tone.

How absurd!

Bai Wanning couldn't help but chuckle at her brother's words.

She raised her hand, signaling him to calm down: "Second Brother, I know you're worried about me, but can you let me handle this? I know you want to help me, but we can't be aggressive right now, okay? What if we anger the Lei Family and they refuse to give us anything?"

"They wouldn't dare..."

"Why wouldn't they dare?" Bai Wanning rolled her eyes, handed the vegetables she was carrying to Bai Zhan, and said with a hint of teasing, "The Lei Family is the richest family in the city, maybe even the richest in the country. Do you think we can threaten them? If they get angry, they might kick us out in a matter of minutes."

"So, don't worry, I'll handle this."

She paused, a slight smile playing on her lips, "After all, whether or not I marry Lei Qian, the decision... is in my hands."

Bai Zhan was so angry he wanted to retort, but the words caught in his throat.

His thought was simple: since Lei Qian had ruined his sister that night, even if both of them were dead drunk at the time, the responsibility couldn't be entirely pushed aside.

Lei Qian had to take responsibility!

However, compared to Bai Zhan, Bai Jixuan was much smarter. He saw that Bai Wanning was getting a bit impatient, so he advised his brother: "Second Brother, Wanning is right. Wanning and Xiao Qian's matter is ultimately her own choice, we shouldn't meddle too much."

"Hmph." Bai Zhan snorted coldly, shook his hand, and walked towards the kitchen, "Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian, calling him so intimately, does that person even deserve it?"

Mother Bai heard her son's complaint, rolled her eyes, then looked at Bai Wanning, her tone softened with a bit of persuasion: "Wanning, even if you don't want to marry Lei Qian, you should still go and see his current injuries. I was just getting some air on the balcony and I think I heard someone crying next door."

As she spoke, she stood up and took out the tea eggs and dried meat she had brought from the village.

Bai Wanning was stunned when she heard this. She, of course, knew her mother's intention. While she said it was to visit, in reality, she just wanted her to show her face and, incidentally, check on Lei Qian's condition.

Indeed, the older ginger is spicier.

She rolled her eyes, too lazy to argue with her mother. She knew that if she didn't go, her mother would probably go knock on the Lei Family's door herself.

She picked up the bowl, ready to leave, when suddenly, her phone vibrated violently.

Bai Wanning frowned, stopped, put down the bowl, and pulled out her phone. To her surprise, she found herself added to a landlord group chat.

She already had a hunch, but she still clicked on the group message. Sure enough, a woman named Zhao Lan had just added her.

1001: [I have a suggestion: Is there a car that can cross the deep water areas? Can you help those who can't get out because of the heavy rain? We can't leave our building, we can't buy anything, someone has to help us, right?]

The group immediately exploded. Some people cursed her for being shameless, while others subtly expressed support.

Bai Wanning scrolled down and quickly saw someone @ her.

1001: [I saw a car drive out of the parking lot tonight. It looked like a car belonging to a resident on the top floor, very professionally modified.]

This person tagged her, Lei Qian, and another neighbor living on the top floor.

[I'm not sure whose car it is, but next time you go to the supermarket, can you give us a ride? I'm willing to pay, not a lot, but at least the original taxi fare.]

[If not, you can also sell us the things you bring back, at normal market price. We're all neighbors, and we'll have to help each other out in the future.]

[Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, you can't just watch us starve to death, can you?]

Just as Bai Wanning was about to give a good reply to this woman, whose audacity was thicker than a city wall, she suddenly saw Lei Qian's ID pop up.

5001: [Who are you? Your skin is thicker than a rhino's hide? Who do you think you are to make such demands? Go outside and see what the streets are like before you speak!]

[Do you know how exaggerated prices are now? I just bought a bag of potatoes for two thousand! You want me to sell them to you? Are you kidding me?]

[These things are exchanged for our lives, not charity!]

[Your skin is so thick that even mosquitoes fly around you!]

[Don't always play these petty tricks, aren't you cheap?]

Bai Wanning's eyes lit up when she saw "Lei Qian" cursing so fluently. She knew Lei Qian too well... this style was definitely not his.

It seemed some hot girl had borrowed his ID to make a big splash.

She secretly admired the hot girl's methods, but even though Zhao Lan was being thoroughly lambasted, she still had to personally step in to nip the problem in the bud.

Bai Wanning unhesitatingly clicked on Zhao Lan's ID and sent a sarcastic message.

[Trash.]

After sending this, she gave a cold smile and picked up the bowl of tea eggs again.

Although she didn't know Zhao Lan, she was sure that such a person would never give up after being humiliated.

Bai Wanning turned off her phone, walked out of the top-floor apartment, and headed down the corridor to the other end.

The top floor of this building had a triangular structure, with doors to the residents' apartments on both sides and a long corridor connecting the three apartments in the center.

But only top-floor residents could enter and exit freely.

If they didn't want to be disturbed, they could also activate the "Do Not Disturb" mode with a single click.

As for whether this system could still be useful in the current Apocalypse... heh.

We shall see.

She reached the end and pressed the doorbell of the metal door separating the corridor from Lei Qian's home.

Three minutes passed. Just as Bai Wanning was about to turn and leave, the door opened with a "click."

Opening the door was a delicate-looking young girl, seemingly only of junior high age.

But the untamed glint in her eyes revealed that this girl had struggled on the brink of death.

"Who are you?" Lei Yan asked vigilantly, her tone cold and hard... This wasn't the first woman who had come looking for her brother.

Bai Wanning's expression was calm as she handed over the warm tea eggs: "My name is Bai Wanning, I live on the top floor at 5003, so I'm your brother's neighbor."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

But she didn't expect... "Brother Lu! I've caught her!" Lei Yan threw the bowl aside and directly grabbed Bai Wanning's wrist, as if afraid she would run away.